A complete and comprehensive collaboration providing insight on future approaches to telephone survey methodology Over the past fifteen years, advances in technology have transformed the field of survey methodology, from how interviews are conducted to the management and analysis of compiled data. Advances in Telephone Survey Methodology is an... more...

This classic text on multiple regression is noted for its nonmathematical, applied, and data-analytic approach. Readers profit from its verbal-conceptual exposition and frequent use of examples. The applied emphasis provides clear illustrations of the principles and provides worked examples of the types of applications that are possible. Researchers... more...

Consists of invited papers, from internationally recognized researchers, chosen for their quality as well as their overall unity. Describes current methods along with innovative research and presents new technologies for solving problems unique to establishment surveys. Stages of the survey process are addressed in the first five parts with cross-cutting... more...

Provides a systematic introduction to Data envelopment analysis (DEA) and its uses as a multifaceted tool for evaluating problems in a variety of contexts. This book presents an understanding of DEA and the topics elucidates DEA methodology. It is a useful tool for economists, and applied mathematicians to study economic performance issues. more...

The industry standard guide, updated with new ideas and SPSS analysis techniques Designing and Conducting Survey Research: A Comprehensive Guide Fourth Edition is the industry standard resource that covers all major components of the survey process, updated to include new data analysis techniques and SPSS procedures with sample data sets online.... more...

This volume serves as a guide to research in the area of drawing inferences from self-selected samples. Of interest to prof audience of policy makers, survey researchrs, pollsters, market researchrs, statisticians, demographers, economists & sociologists more...